Society

Vietnam’s data centre market is entering a phase of rapid growth, shifting from technical infrastructure to a high-tech real estate asset that attracts major global investors.

A driver in Cao Bang Province has been fined VND 23 million (USD 872) for covering his car’s number plate with a chicken coop.

National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man said at the VinFuture Prize 2025 ceremony in Hanoi on December 5 that the award strengthens public faith in the power of science and technology.

Dalat’s Prenn Pass has been temporarily reopened with fixed time slots over the next three days to ensure safety.

Rescue teams worked through the night to assist residents in Ham Thang Ward in Lam Dong Province, formerly part of Binh Thuan, after prolonged rainfall caused severe flooding.

Traffic congestion in HCM City has grown more severe, rising by 24 per cent from the same period in 2024, according to the municipal Department of Construction.

Heavy rain continues to hit central and south-central Vietnam, with some areas receiving more than 100 mm and facing severe flooding.

Four people died and four others suffered injuries after a fire broke out at a restaurant on Tran Hung Dao Street in central Ho Chi Minh City on December 5.

The Danang City Police have arrested and handed over three nationals of the Republic of Korea wanted by Interpol for allegedly running an online romance scam network in Cambodia.

Several apartment buildings in Hanoi have banned residents from parking electric vehicles, citing overload and failure to meet fire safety requirements.

Two wild elephants in Dak Lak Province have injured a captive elephant and damaged crops, prompting warnings for residents and tourism operators near forest areas.

Days of heavy rain have unleashed fresh landslides on key transport routes in Dalat, disrupting travel and forcing emergency clearing efforts.

Heavy upstream flows combined with prolonged rain have flooded residential areas and key roads in Lam Dong Province, leaving sections of National Road 1 paralysed.

Heavy rain on the evening of December 3 triggered multiple landslides along Gia Bac Pass on Highway 28, cutting the road and halting all traffic in both directions.

A large sinkhole opened on Nguyen Cong Tru Street in Danang on Wednesday afternoon, swallowing two cars and damaging another.

Vingroup has submitted a pre-feasibility study to build a 14.6 km sea-crossing road between Can Gio and Vung Tau, with an estimated cost of VND 104,410 billion (USD 4.0 billion).

Ho Chi Minh City is forecast to see its highest tidal peaks on December 5-6, raising the risk of flooding across low-lying areas.

HCM City, Dong Nai and Tay Ninh will jointly develop Ring Road 4, a 207-km expressway set to become the largest transport corridor in Southeast Vietnam.

Farmers in Dran, a major vegetable-growing area in Lam Dong Province, have lost their entire crop after severe flooding swept through more than a week ago.